The creation of the Martha's Vineyard Commission harks back to meetings around kitchen tables in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the first comprehensive zoning maps were drafted for the Island.
In 1972, the Vineyard was largely undeveloped, a quiet place with a scattering of mostly modest summer homes. The natural landscape was unspoiled with broad, open vistas to the sea. There was no zoning except for small areas in the town centers.
The four-chair clinic, currently under construction, will be located at Mariners Landing in Edgartown, and is part of a larger expansion of the health care facility.
Susanne Schwarz and Syon Pandya Bhanot purchased 86 Washington avenue in Oak Bluffs from Felicia S. Webb for $850,000 on March 8.
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $37,461.32 for the business week ending on Friday, March 8, 2024.
After a series of monthly negotiations, the Martha’s Vineyard all-Island school committee has approved a new, three-year contract for superintendent of public schools Richard Smith.
There was a homecoming at Whippoorwill Farm in West Tisbury on Wednesday for a rescued barn owl.
On March 16, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy, senator from New York, announced his candidacy for the presidency. He was 42 years old.
I want to discuss Sammy with you. Sammy is a delightful orange and white eight-year-old cat, formerly the devoted companion of Island artist Jacqueline Baer.
From the March 14, 1952 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: This is a proper time of year to trot out last summer’s preserved blueberries for a pie or muffins or something.